An electronic data capture system is a computerized system designed for the collection of clinical data in electronic format for use mainly in human clinical trials.

In databases, change data capture is a set of software design patterns used to determine and track the data that has changed (the "deltas") so that action can be taken using the changed data.

Automatic identification and data capture refers to the methods of automatically identifying objects, collecting data about them, and entering them directly into computer systems, without human involvement.